{"id":44121,"date":"2025-02-21T16:14:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T14:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T16:04:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T14:04:26","slug":"joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\/","title":{"rendered":"Joshlin-saak: Verhoor begin vroe\u00ebr"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Die eerste dag van die verhoor van Kelly (Raquel) Smith (34), Boeta (Jacquen) Appolis (32) en Steveno van Rhyn (28) is geskuif na Maandag 3 Maart in die Veeldoelige Sentrum in White City, Saldanha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eric Ntabazalila, Wes-Kaapse woordvoerder vir die nasionale vervolgingsgesag, het ges\u00ea die voorverhoorkonferensies is verby en die staat en die verdediging berei nou voor om met die verhoor weg te spring. Die verhoor is op die hofrol tot 28 Maart geplaas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volgens Ntabazalila is alle logistieke re\u00eblings uitgesorteer en die Veeldoelige Sentrum tot \u2018n hof verklaar. \u201cDie keuse van lokaal is om te verseker dat die gemeenskap van Saldanha en omliggende gebiede maklike toegang tot die hof het.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smith, Appolis en Van Rhyn staan tereg op aanklagte van ontvoering en mensehandel met die doel om uit te buit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die staat voer aan dat Kelly haar sesjarige dogter, Joshlin, \u2019n jaar gelede by die Saldanha-polisiekantoor as vermis gaan aangee het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luidens hofstukke het Kelly na bewering op Sondag 18 Februarie die kind vir voornemende \u201ckopers\u201d gaan wys waarna die transaksie glo beklink is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2019n Vierde verdagte, Renze (Laurentia) Lombaard (32), \u2019n buurvrou in die Middelpos- informele nedersetting langs Diazville, teen wie die aanklagte einde verlede jaar teruggetrek is, gaan na verwagting vir die staat getuig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die beskuldigdes sal al drie na die Malmesbury-gevangenis verplaas word sodat hulle nader is vir die verloop van die verhoor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regter Nathan Erasmus gaan die saak aanhoor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gaan lees gerus gratis Weslander<\/em> se uiteensetting van hoe hofsake in ons land verloop hier<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sien ook ons eenjaar-herdenkingsvideo hier<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Die eerste dag van die verhoor van Kelly (Raquel) Smith (34), Boeta (Jacquen) Appolis (32) en Steveno van Rhyn (28) is geskuif na Maandag 3 Maart in die Veeldoelige Sentrum in White City, Saldanha.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":44123,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"90","_yoast_wpseo_inclusive_language_score":"90","_yoast_wpseo_is_cornerstone":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image-id":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image-id":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","_crsspst_to_novanewscoza":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozabloemnewsexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozacityvision":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozadistrictmailhelderberg":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaeikestadnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozahermanustimes":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakomani-karoo":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakougaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozamthathaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozanoordkaapbulletin":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapaarlpost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeoplespost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaswartlandgazette":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozatygerburger":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaudexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavistanews":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavrystaatkroon":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweskusnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaworcesterstandard":false,"_eb_attr":"","_EventAllDay":"","_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":"","_EventShowMapLink":"","_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":"","_EventVenueID":"","_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":"","_VenueShowMapLink":"","_application":"","_batch_id":"","_company_name":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_company_website":"","_custom_id":"563db77b-6c0c-4163-9d7c-8a3dd869fd34","_EventDuration":"","_EventOrigin":"","_EventTimezoneAbbr":"","_featured":"","_filled":"","_job_expires":"","_job_location":"","_media_credit":"","_media_credit_url":"","_menu_item_menu_item_parent":"","_menu_item_object":"","_menu_item_object_id":"","_menu_item_target":"","_menu_item_type":"","_menu_item_url":"","_menu_item_xfn":"","_navis_media_can_distribute":"","_navis_media_credit_org":"","_OrganizerOrigin":"","_provider":"","_pum_built_in":"","_pum_default_theme":"","_pum_form_conversion_count":"","_remote_id":"","_remote_name":"","_remote_position":"","_report_frequency":"","_report_reference_dates":"","_send_attempts":"","_site_id":"","_sitemap_exclude":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_sitemap_priority":"","_source_url":"","_subscription_period":"","_subscription_period_interval":"","_subscription_price":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_template_type":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_tribe_aggregator_allow_multiple_organizers":"","_tribe_aggregator_content_type":"","_tribe_aggregator_file":"","_tribe_aggregator_finalized":"","_tribe_aggregator_hash":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_id":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_interactive":"","_tribe_aggregator_origin":"","_tribe_aggregator_post_status":"","_tribe_aggregator_preview":"","_tribe_aggregator_source_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_type":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_hide_attendees_list":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":"","_tribe_ticket_version":"","_type":"","_VenueOrigin":"","_wp_attachment_context":"","_wp_attachment_image_alt":"","_wp_font_face_file":"","_wp_old_date":"","_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":"1","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw_text_input":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_block-catalog":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"1","_yoast_wpseo_primary_job_listing_type":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_nova_retailer":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_publication":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_tribe_events_cat":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-duration":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-rating":"","_menu_item_classes":[],"_tribe_modified_fields":[],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":[],"_wp_suggested_privacy_policy_content":[],"_yoast_post_redirect_info":[],"_yoast_wpseo_video_meta":[],"activation_date":"","archive_insertion_is_repeating":"","archive_insertion_posts_count":"","article_feature_media":"","article_feature_type":"","article_main_image_caption":"","article_media_icon":"","article_template":"","author_byline":"Alida Buckle","background_color":"","block_editor":"1","byline":"","cmplz_hide_cookiebanner":"","competition_end_date":"","contact_advertise_email":"","contact_advertise_phone":"","contact_editorial_email":"","contact_general_email":"","contact_general_phone":"","contact_office_hours":"","contact_physical_address":"","enabled":"","featured_image_custom_caption":"","featured_video_url":"","fields":"","font_body":"","font_header":"","frequency":"","headline":"","hide_border":"","icon":"","is_wp_suggestion":"","issuu_download_url":"","issuu_embed_url":"","language_version_url":"","large_border":"","name":"","nm_contact_name":"","nm_contact_number":"","nm_date_lost":"","no_overlay_background":"","node-url":"","obituary_born_date":"","obituary_died_date":"","obituary_memoriam_text":"","origin":"","overlay_color":"","overlay_opacity":"","overlay_size":"","placement":"","plural_label":"","post_author":"","post_id":"","post_language":"en","secret-key":"","sponsored_utm_campaign":"","sponsored_utm_content":"","sponsored_utm_medium":"","sponsored_utm_source":"","sponsored_utm_term":"","start_date":"","utm_suppression":"","video_embed_url":"","wp_pattern_sync_status":"","data_version":[],"enclosure":[],"pongrass_image":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"scaip_prevent_shortcode_addition":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[7912,7911,8124,8122,8123,91],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"publication":[],"class_list":["post-44121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-court","tag-crime","tag-joshlin-smith","tag-middelpos","tag-saldanha","tag-top"],"yoast_head":"\nJoshlin-saak: Verhoor begin vroe\u00ebr | Weslander<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Die hofsaak waarin die verdwene 7-jarige Joshlin Smith van Saldanha se ma, haar k\u00earel en ? huisvriend teregstaan op aanklagte van ontvoering en mensehandel vir die doel om uit te buit, is tot einde-Februarie uitgestel.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Joshlin-saak: Verhoor begin vroe\u00ebr\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Die hofsaak waarin die verdwene 7-jarige Joshlin Smith van Saldanha se ma, haar k\u00earel en ? huisvriend teregstaan op aanklagte van ontvoering en mensehandel vir die doel om uit te buit, is tot einde-Februarie uitgestel.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Weslander\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/weslander\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-21T14:14:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-03T14:04:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/355d34bea9804fd8bea86381880674a1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1227\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Alida Buckle\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Weslander\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Weslander\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a4b49307d260a7144f84c7bd657be6c0\"},\"headline\":\"Joshlin-saak: Verhoor begin vroe\u00ebr\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-21T14:14:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-03T14:04:26+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":253,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/355d34bea9804fd8bea86381880674a1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Court\",\"Crime\",\"Joshlin Smith\",\"Middelpos\",\"Saldanha\",\"Top\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\\\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2025\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\\\/\",\"name\":\"Joshlin-saak: Verhoor begin vroe\u00ebr | Weslander\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/355d34bea9804fd8bea86381880674a1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-21T14:14:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-03T14:04:26+00:00\",\"description\":\"Die hofsaak waarin die verdwene 7-jarige Joshlin Smith van Saldanha se ma, haar k\u00earel en ? huisvriend teregstaan op aanklagte van ontvoering en mensehandel vir die doel om uit te buit, is tot einde-Februarie uitgestel.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/355d34bea9804fd8bea86381880674a1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/355d34bea9804fd8bea86381880674a1.jpg\",\"width\":1227,\"height\":1080,\"caption\":\"Boeta (Jacquen) Appolis (32), Steveno van Rhyn (28) en Kelly (Raquel) Smith (34) tydens \u2019n vroe\u00ebre verskyning.Foto: Alida Buckle\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Joshlin-saak: Verhoor begin vroe\u00ebr\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/\",\"name\":\"Weslander\",\"description\":\"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Weslander\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/weslander-site-icon-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/weslander-site-icon-1.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Weslander\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/weslander\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/weslander_koerant\\\/\"],\"description\":\"Weslander has been the main source of reliable news for the West Coast (Weskus) for 53 years, earning the trust of generations of readers. With a strong community focus, the newspaper serves as a vital link between residents, local businesses, and public services. It\u2019s a go-to platform for hyper-local stories \u2014 the kind of news that often goes unnoticed by national outlets but plays a crucial role in everyday life. From school achievements and local heroes to municipal matters and regional developments, Weslander provides a voice to smaller communities, helping to connect people, raise awareness, and highlight the issues that matter most to them.\",\"email\":\"weslander@novusmedia.co.za\",\"telephone\":\"022 713 1251\",\"legalName\":\"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd\",\"foundingDate\":\"2025-01-01\",\"vatID\":\"4100318916\",\"taxID\":\"2000\\\/018234\\\/07\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"51\",\"maxValue\":\"200\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a4b49307d260a7144f84c7bd657be6c0\",\"name\":\"Weslander\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/73d58dc64ef5e44cd2a7e99a0d5e29dc10e9039a24e82e731a9d9f100c17504a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/73d58dc64ef5e44cd2a7e99a0d5e29dc10e9039a24e82e731a9d9f100c17504a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/73d58dc64ef5e44cd2a7e99a0d5e29dc10e9039a24e82e731a9d9f100c17504a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Weslander\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/author\\\/weslander\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Joshlin-saak: Verhoor begin vroe\u00ebr | Weslander","description":"Die hofsaak waarin die verdwene 7-jarige Joshlin Smith van Saldanha se ma, haar k\u00earel en ? huisvriend teregstaan op aanklagte van ontvoering en mensehandel vir die doel om uit te buit, is tot einde-Februarie uitgestel.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Joshlin-saak: Verhoor begin vroe\u00ebr","og_description":"Die hofsaak waarin die verdwene 7-jarige Joshlin Smith van Saldanha se ma, haar k\u00earel en ? huisvriend teregstaan op aanklagte van ontvoering en mensehandel vir die doel om uit te buit, is tot einde-Februarie uitgestel.","og_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\/","og_site_name":"Weslander","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/weslander\/","article_published_time":"2025-02-21T14:14:36+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-05-03T14:04:26+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1227,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/355d34bea9804fd8bea86381880674a1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Alida Buckle","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Weslander","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\/"},"author":{"name":"Weslander","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#\/schema\/person\/a4b49307d260a7144f84c7bd657be6c0"},"headline":"Joshlin-saak: Verhoor begin vroe\u00ebr","datePublished":"2025-02-21T14:14:36+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-03T14:04:26+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\/"},"wordCount":253,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/355d34bea9804fd8bea86381880674a1.jpg","keywords":["Court","Crime","Joshlin Smith","Middelpos","Saldanha","Top"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2025","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\/","name":"Joshlin-saak: Verhoor begin vroe\u00ebr | Weslander","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/355d34bea9804fd8bea86381880674a1.jpg","datePublished":"2025-02-21T14:14:36+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-03T14:04:26+00:00","description":"Die hofsaak waarin die verdwene 7-jarige Joshlin Smith van Saldanha se ma, haar k\u00earel en ? huisvriend teregstaan op aanklagte van ontvoering en mensehandel vir die doel om uit te buit, is tot einde-Februarie uitgestel.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/355d34bea9804fd8bea86381880674a1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/355d34bea9804fd8bea86381880674a1.jpg","width":1227,"height":1080,"caption":"Boeta (Jacquen) Appolis (32), Steveno van Rhyn (28) en Kelly (Raquel) Smith (34) tydens \u2019n vroe\u00ebre verskyning.Foto: Alida Buckle"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-vroeer-20250221\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Joshlin-saak: Verhoor begin vroe\u00ebr"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#website","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/","name":"Weslander","description":"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#organization","name":"Weslander","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/weslander-site-icon-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/weslander-site-icon-1.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Weslander"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/weslander\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/weslander_koerant\/"],"description":"Weslander has been the main source of reliable news for the West Coast (Weskus) for 53 years, earning the trust of generations of readers. With a strong community focus, the newspaper serves as a vital link between residents, local businesses, and public services. It\u2019s a go-to platform for hyper-local stories \u2014 the kind of news that often goes unnoticed by national outlets but plays a crucial role in everyday life. From school achievements and local heroes to municipal matters and regional developments, Weslander provides a voice to smaller communities, helping to connect people, raise awareness, and highlight the issues that matter most to them.","email":"weslander@novusmedia.co.za","telephone":"022 713 1251","legalName":"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd","foundingDate":"2025-01-01","vatID":"4100318916","taxID":"2000\/018234\/07","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"51","maxValue":"200"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#\/schema\/person\/a4b49307d260a7144f84c7bd657be6c0","name":"Weslander","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/73d58dc64ef5e44cd2a7e99a0d5e29dc10e9039a24e82e731a9d9f100c17504a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/73d58dc64ef5e44cd2a7e99a0d5e29dc10e9039a24e82e731a9d9f100c17504a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/73d58dc64ef5e44cd2a7e99a0d5e29dc10e9039a24e82e731a9d9f100c17504a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Weslander"},"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/author\/weslander\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/355d34bea9804fd8bea86381880674a1.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44115,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/kelly-smith-boeta-appolis-en-steveno-van-rhyn-verskyn-weer-in-hof\/","url_meta":{"origin":44121,"position":0},"title":"Joshlin-saak: Verhoor begin vroe\u00ebr","author":"Weslander","date":"21 February 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Die verhoor van Kelly Smith, Boeta Appolis en Steveno van Rhyn het geskuif na 3 Maart in die Veeldoelige Sentrum, Saldanha. Hulle word aangekla van ontvoering en mensehandel. Die staat beweer dat Smith haar dogter 'n jaar gelede as vermis aangemeld het. Die saak is tot 28 Maart geplaas.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0d09e70ce0774266ab155d12a476b7a6.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0d09e70ce0774266ab155d12a476b7a6.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0d09e70ce0774266ab155d12a476b7a6.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0d09e70ce0774266ab155d12a476b7a6.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0d09e70ce0774266ab155d12a476b7a6.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":43963,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/joshlin-saak-verhoor-begin-volgende-week-20250226-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":44121,"position":1},"title":"Joshlin-saak: Verhoor begin volgende week","author":"Weslander","date":"3 March 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Alles is gereed vir die verhoor van drie beskuldigdes in die Joshlin Smith-saak om volgende week in die Veeldoelige Sentrum (Multipurpose Centre) in White City, Saldanha, te begin.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1a133ded1d6e42638f4e763b9534c003.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1a133ded1d6e42638f4e763b9534c003.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1a133ded1d6e42638f4e763b9534c003.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1a133ded1d6e42638f4e763b9534c003.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1a133ded1d6e42638f4e763b9534c003.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":43960,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/joshlin-duidelike-prentjie-aant-ontwikkel-oor-eerste-ure-van-verdwyning-20250304\/","url_meta":{"origin":44121,"position":2},"title":"Joshlin: Duidelike prentjie aan\u2019t ontwikkel oor eerste ure van verdwyning","author":"Weslander","date":"4 March 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"In die eerste twee dae van die verhoor van die drie beskuldigdes in die Joshlin Smith-saak is \u2019n duidelike prentjie aan die ontwikkel oor die eerste ure nadat die destydse sesjarige as vermis aangemeld is.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6d10161e5a9a4f359c26152bf2da81ae.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6d10161e5a9a4f359c26152bf2da81ae.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6d10161e5a9a4f359c26152bf2da81ae.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6d10161e5a9a4f359c26152bf2da81ae.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6d10161e5a9a4f359c26152bf2da81ae.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":44039,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/gemeenskap-moet-hof-etiket-nakom-tydens-verhoor-20250226-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":44121,"position":3},"title":"Gemeenskap moet hof-etiket nakom tydens verhoor","author":"Weslander","date":"28 February 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Die feit dat die Joshlin Smith-hooggeregshofsaak van die Kaapse Hooggeregshof in Keeromstraat, Kaapstad, na die Veeldoelige Sentrum (Multipurpose Centre) in Trichardtstraat, White City, in Saldanha verskuif is, ontlok wyd twee uiteenlopende reaksies.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bec1053e5dbf4e3c8293deb3fe36c0d1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bec1053e5dbf4e3c8293deb3fe36c0d1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bec1053e5dbf4e3c8293deb3fe36c0d1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bec1053e5dbf4e3c8293deb3fe36c0d1.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bec1053e5dbf4e3c8293deb3fe36c0d1.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":44076,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/vreugde-oor-smith-se-20250219-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":44121,"position":4},"title":"Vreugde oor Smith se verhoor tuis","author":"Weslander","date":"25 February 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cOns is baie bly dat die hooggeregshof besluit het om die saak hier onder in Saldanha aan te hoor. Die feit dat hulle dit na die mense toe bring, herstel weer \u2019n mens se vertroue in die regstelsel.\u201d S\u00f3 meen die gemeenskapsleier Vernon Vraagom van Dia","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/d49e38ab59364437966640672d83d19e.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":44245,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/kelly-dalk-tuis-verhoor-20250205-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":44121,"position":5},"title":"Kelly dalk tuis verhoor","author":"Weslander","date":"10 February 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Die driemanskap wat daarvan verdink word dat hulle die sewejarige Joshlin Smith ontvoer en verkoop het, se saak kan dalk eerder in Saldanha aangehoor word.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/361f46853a284c25b5f4b059c8c6a9c9.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Weslander","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44121\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44121"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=44121"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=44121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}